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climbing and form
* Sport climbing is a form of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, and possibly bolts, for protection, ( in contrast with traditional climbing, where the rock is typically devoid of fixed anchors and bolts, and where climbers must place removable protection as they climb ).
On-sight climbing means to attempt a rock climbing route for the first time without inspection or any form of " beta " ( such as route description, watching others climb it, etc.
On-sighting is a form of adventure climbing emphasizing the skills of route finding, quick thinking and problem solving.
They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles.
Tusks are also used to form and maintain holes in the ice and aid the walrus in climbing out of water onto ice.
Loris locomotion is a slow and cautious climbing form of quadrupedalism.
It could be used to cover the face, form a belt, or assist in climbing.
Many early rallies were called trials, and a few still are, although this term is now mainly applied to the specialist form of motor sport of climbing as far as you can up steep and slippery hills.
The vine growth form may also enable plants to colonize large areas quickly, even without climbing high.
These so-called tuberous sundews can be further divided into two groups, those that form rosettes and those that form climbing or scrambling stems.
The shaman can descend to the underworld or ascend to heaven, often by climbing the World Tree, the cosmic pillar, the sacred ladder, or some other form of the axis mundi.
Members of this family typically have woody roots and a climbing or vining form.
Some of the first climbing harnesses were devised in the UK in the early 1960s by Alan Waterhouse, Paul Seddon and Tony Howard who went on to form the Troll climbing equipment manufacturers.
As a group they show a huge range in vegetative form, terrestrial or epiphytic, and can be found as tall cane-like plants a metre or so high, clumped or trailing, pendent or climbing, erect or creeping, tufted and tiny, delicate moss-like species that can grow on the thinnest of twigs.
; < span id =" flash "> Flash </ span >: To successfully and cleanly complete a climbing route on the first attempt after having received beta of some form.
; < span id =" lead_climbing "> Lead climbing </ span >: A form of climbing in which the climber places anchors and attaches the belay rope as they climb ( traditional ) or clips the belay rope into preplaced equipment attached to bolts ( sport ).
Low-flow seeps, however ( e. g. French Reality, Banff ; Moonlight / Snowline, Kananaskis ), often form early in the season ( September – November ) when the flow is good from latent summer heat, and then slow down or even stop with the deepening winter frost ; subsequent ablation ( and destruction by climbing ) of the ice often makes for thinner and brittler ice with time.

climbing and table
Next to the traditional sports, Dessau has active sport clubs in the following disciplines: aikido, badminton, basketball, canoeing, chess, climbing, cycling, dancing, fishing, horse riding, karate, judo, jiu-jitsu, motorboat, rowing, speedskating, sailing, skittles, skydiving, squash, swimming, table tennis, water polo, wrestling and a few more.
During the whole year there are many indoor events such like chess meetings or activities in sports halls as climbing, volleyball, basketball, football, badminton and table tennis.
They made it through the group in the EDF Cup, and started climbing up the table.
They re-unite, kissing tenderly while patrons of the restaurant look on, then Max playfully clears the table of its contents and lays a laughing Nora down on it climbing on top of her and passionately kisses her neck and lips while the whole restaurant cheers and applauds.
Since 1997, the club has improved greatly, climbing up the Bundesliga table and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, with matches against top European teams like Chelsea and A. C. Milan, increasing the international prestige of the club.
Groningen went climbing again in the table to draw their final game against PSV ( 0-0 ), only just missing out on direct Europa League qualification.
Varsity team activities offered are: karate, skiing, aerobics, rock climbing, tennis, table tennis, track and field sports, sailing, soccer, swimming, volleyball and basketball.
Amor Vincit Omnia shows Amor, the Roman Cupid, wearing dark eagle wings, half-sitting on or perhaps climbing down from what appears to be a table.
It has 4 basketball courts, one full court made of Taraflex and the other three are convertible to volleyball / badminton / table tennis courts, the Weights room, and a wall climbing facility.

climbing and construction
Carabiners are widely used in rope-intensive activities such as climbing, caving, sailing, rope rescue, construction, industrial rope work, and window cleaning.
The simplest type of wall is of plywood construction, known colloquially in the climbing community as a ' woody ', with a combination of either bolt-on holds or screw on holds.
In civilian life, helmets are used for recreational activities and sports ( e. g., jockeys in horse racing, American football, ice hockey, cricket, baseball, and rock climbing ); dangerous work activities ( e. g., construction, mining, riot police ); and transportation ( e. g., Motorcycle helmets and bicycle helmets ).
With the construction of the Peshastin irrigation ditch in the 1890s, ranches and sagebrush gave away to lush orchards climbing up the walls of the valley.
However, by 1959 his strength had lessened enough that that long hikes and tree climbing were no longer practical for him, and he contented himself with work that could be conducted in the laboratory, such as dissecting birds ' nests to analyze their method of construction.
Activities that are notorious for causing calluses include ( but are not limited to ) construction work, many sports, wood carving, playing musical instruments, rock climbing, hiking, martial arts, weight training, dancing ( especially ballet ), praying, chopping wood, and wearing high heels.
For brick or stone and mortar construction it is of general opinion that a soundly mortared installation is impenetrable to the climbing aerial roots and thus not damaged, and even protected from weathering by the ivy deflecting rain impact off the mortar.
These plaques contain historical information about camp construction, the 99th Infantry Battalion ( aka " The Viking Battalion "), ski training, rock climbing / alpine training, the motor pool area, CIA training, and camp entertainment.
The protests lasted about a week during which the manifestants halted the construction projects by climbing into the cranes.
The game opens with the gorilla climbing a pair of ladders to the top of a construction site.
As he is doing this, Eddie and Lily struggle with one of Lyman's henchmen over an ascending construction lift, ending in Eddie and Lily climbing aboard it, moments before a blast wave sweeps into the tunnel.
This included construction of a rock climbing wall, which replaced an Eton Fives court behind the sports centre.
The 266-mile railroad provided access to numerous scenic wonders of the Appalachian region and is probably best known for the state-of-the-art railroad engineering techniques applied in its construction, as exemplified by the Clinchfield Loops climbing the Blue Ridge Mountains north of Marion, North Carolina.
Their location is chosen away from large trees that can house raptors and shielded from prevailing winds and their construction obeys a few safety rules: tight access doors and smooth walls with a protruding band of stones ( or other smooth surface ) to prohibit the entry of climbing predators ( martens, weasels …).

climbing and method
It is very important in both sailing and rock climbing as a method of stopping ropes from running out of retaining devices.
Instead, human evolution features mainly brachiation, suspension and climbing as the primary method of transportation, with a gradual increase in bipedal locomotion over time.
This makes the history of the tree-kangaroos particularly convoluted: it appears that the animals were arboreal at some time in the far distant past, moving afterward to the ground — gaining long kangaroo-like feet in the process — before returning to the trees, where they further developed a shortening and broadening of the hind feet and a novel climbing method.
The term derives from " parcours du combattant ", the classic obstacle course method of military training proposed by Georges Hébert, but the term " le parcours " was used by Raymond to encompass all of his training including climbing, jumping, running, balancing, and the other methods he undertook in his personal athletic advancement.
Hébert set up a " méthode naturelle " ( natural method ) session consisting of ten fundamental groups: walking, running, jumping, quadrupedal movement, climbing, balancing, throwing, lifting, self-defense, swimming, which are part of three main forces: During World War I and World War II, Hébert's teaching continued to expand, becoming the standard system of French military education and training.
From about 1803, there was an alternative method of brushing chimneys, but sweeps and their clients resisted the change preferring climbing boys to the new Humane Sweeping Machines.
A variant of the Cylindric method of layout, it allows for continuous climbing and twisting rails and easings.
Monkey Trails utilizes a new method of displaying arboreal animals — by climbing up an elevated walkway throughout the exhibit.
Hence, gradient descent or conjugate gradient method is generally preferred over hill climbing when the target function is differentiable.
# A method of indoor climbing, in which one is able to use such a corner as a hold.
; < span id =" automatic belay "> Automatic belay </ span >: A fast method for setting up a two-point anchor in sport climbing, using the climbing rope to attach to the anchor points.
The method involves a " leader " climbing a route from the ground up.
The method requires the soloer to feed out an estimated length of belay rope so that he can reach his next stance and repeat the process as the rope is difficult to feed through the prusik knot while climbing.
In the UK, steeplejacks now use a belay rope fall-arrest system ( similar to the method used by rock climbers ) attached to the ladders as they are erected to eliminate free climbing and greatly reduce the risk of falls from height.
There are many variations on the NEB ( nudged elastic band ) method, including the climbing image nudged elastic band and the elastic band.
* Aid climbing – Still the most popular method of climbing big walls.
* Free climbing – The most commonly used method to ascend climbs refers to climbs where the climber's own physical strength and skill are relied on to accomplish the climb.
Other algorithms include the precedence climbing method and the top down operator precedence method.
The precedence climbing method is the name for an algorithm that was first described by Keith Clarke in a post to comp. compilers on May 26, 1992.
This method combined with quantified manual palpation allows subject-specific visualisation of joint behavior during particular motion tasks ( e. g., walking, stair climbing, etc.

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